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@OuttaHand wrote:

Added: Do we know if doing one of those MI cleanups actually adds a “Found It” to the cacher’s find count at GC.com ?

The cache that I rescued through their system was an archived cache in Escanaba was a cache that Lynn and I hadn’t previously hunted for. We asked a few of the previous finders where it was located, and one person was even able to give me a pic of the bush that it was in! We went out and spent an hour or so hunting for it in the bush and surrounding area and could not locate it. To get credit for “rescuing” a cache, you have to post a note to the cache page saying that it has been removed or that it could not be located. Then you log on to the rescue mission page (at MIGO) and log that you hunted for the cache. One of the board members from MIGO will then verify that you hunted for the cache and posted a note to the cache page that you hunted and could not locate it, or removed it. You then get credit for a “rescue” on THE MIGO WEBSITE. They keep track of who the top rescuers are in the state along with a list of recent rescues and such. A little carrot for helping to make sure no geolitter is left behind.

Because we did not find the cache that we rescued, we posted a note to the page (not a dnf b/c it was already archived and not supposed to be there anyway, MIGO just believed that it might still be out there). Because we hadn’t hunted for that particular cache before, I imagine that if we would have located it we would have logged it as a find and then posted a note that it had been removed. If it was a cache that we had already logged a smilie for, we would not have relogged it as a find, we would have just posted a note saying it had been removed.

So to answer your question, no the MIGO “Rescues” are not tied in with GC.com “Finds”. I guess it would be your call on how you logged it at GC.com.

Also, to make this system work I know that the reviewers in Michigan work pretty closely with MIGO to make sure that caches that probably are not removed get added to this list.

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@Jeremy wrote:

@Team B Squared wrote:

Jeremy, do you mind if I share this with the people in the Michigan Geocaching Organization Forums?

Nope, share away. Hopefully no one gets PI after using the logic though, since it has my name and email address on it (I can imagine some nasty emails if someone does get a rash). 🙂

I wouldn’t worry too much about nasty emails from that group, I have found them to be an exceedingly friendly group, just like most here! I think they will appreciate the info, as there has been a lot of pi talk in the forums over there recently.

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Congratulations Jeremy!

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@Johnny Cache wrote:

I’ve added photos days after logging the cache. I guess I could edit the log as well with a note that photo’s were added. Do you get an email when the log is edited?

No, I don’t get emails when there is an edit, just when the original log is posted.

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@Jeremy wrote:

Poison Ivy Identification Flowchart 1.0 (PDF)
Poison Ivy Identification Flowchart 1.0 (JPG)

Jeremy, do you mind if I share this with the people in the Michigan Geocaching Organization Forums? There has been a lot of talk about pi over there recently. It is very nicely done!

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Fu, I made my maps using ESRI Arc Map and shapefiles that I downloaded from the state of Wisconsin website. With this software I am able to run queries and pick out the states/counties that we have cached in. Unfortunately this software is pretty industry specific (and very expensive) to GIS (Geographic Information Systems), which is what I do for a living. The maps that I colored in red and blue are made from the same basemap that I made for the website. The nice thing about the software is that you can do whatever you like to the maps to jazz them up. Jeremy made it sound like eventually there is a possibility of editing the maps on the website however you would like, but I am sure he has more pressing matters right now. I’ve got to say, the new website is fantastic, and I wish I could get the Michigan Geocaching Organization to pick up some of the ideas like the mapping and the recent logs. I would suggest it over there, but I am not sure how much work that creates for the webmaster, and I hate to create extra work for other people. 😀 I hope I answered your question, and sorry I couldn’t offer a suggestion for you to do it yourself.

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@Jeremy wrote:

One other thing… what other file type options do we have? Could you export these files as TIFF or GIF image files, both of which could be “cleaner” than the JPG, resulting in better fills…

My profile map of Wisconsin is at 55 DPI, I can do that without any trouble. For purposes of posting here, I have just been uploading the images to my gc.com profile, making them all jpeg. Here is a list of file types that I can export to (I am not even sure what they all are)…

BMP
EMF
EPS
AI
PDF
SVG
BMP
JPEG
PNG
TIFF
GIF

If you let me know what you like, I can email you the files.

Brian

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Here ya go. I like the yellow-tan, but I think that it is pretty bland with the states being filled with white. Here are the maps…

Here are what the maps look like with some color inside each state/county…

I am not sure what exactly you are envisioning here, but if you use the blue fill at that color (for places not yet found) it would look good (IMO) if you used a light red color to fill for areas that have been visited. Here is an example of some maps that we use for our profile.

Let me know if there are any other changes you would like to see, it is really no problem at all as it usually takes me longer to write the post than to make the changes to the maps.

Brian

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Here is the map with the coasts more generalized. I can really edit these maps in any way you would like with no trouble. If you want north arrows or any other map elements I can do that to. Resizing the image is very easy also, I just chose to export it at 100 dpi so it would be larger to look at.

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I remade the maps using gray for the lines instead of black. Cartographically, black is too heavy a color for the lines. Here are the maps with the gray outlines…

Another option is to leave the outline white of Alaska

A third option would be that I can go through and hand redraw some of the areas (around Alaska and Texas) to make them less “busy.” That would probably take me a few minutes…I will repost if I get it done before I have to leave.

Brian

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Here are a couple of maps I created using the software I have here at work. I can create these maps at any size you would like (these are just examples), and I could also put any background colors or any other map features (Title, north arrow, etc) on these maps that you could like with very minimal effort. I did the black and white color scheme that you asked for, but I could change it if you would prefer something different. Let me know, I don’t mind helping out with this part of it all if you think these maps would be useful.

Brian

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@Folk Trakers wrote:

We camped in Ottawa National Forest over Labor Day 2004 and two caches stick out in our minds. For an easy find, but fun history, we liked Henry’s Place (GC9AD1) in Baraga. For a breathtaking view (and lots of climbing exercise) we loved Silver Mountain Cache (GCHTDE) in the Ottawa National Forest. We only had the opportunity to log about 10 finds on that trip, but we’d recommend those two to anyone.

Steph & Bill

Thank you for the suggestions, after looking at the Silver Mountain Cache description, I really want to get over there and try and do that one this summer!

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@EnergySaver wrote:

Strange … I copy/pasted your email and changed it to an @

Well, since I don’t see a reason to keep this secret, my suggestion are below:

We’ve only cached in the Iron Mountain area of MI … but here are our favorites from that area:

Piers Gorge (GCAAA3) … beautiful rushing waters and scenic paths with many slate out-croppings.

Fumee Falls Geocache (GCKMAK) … only a drive up wayside, but it has a beautiful little waterfall, very peaceful.

Thank you for the suggestions, they are both wonderful caches! Anyone else have any they would like to add? Thanks for the help!

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@EnergySaver wrote:

Brian …

Thanks for doing this … I’ve sent a couple your way via email.

Thanks for the list…except I haven’t received it 😳 I would love to see your suggestions and thanks for the help!

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@Timberline Echoes wrote:

One of us would like to have a meet and greet up here but wonder how many would really be interested in driving this far north to find a few caches. There are several that can take at least half a day to get.
Timberline Echoes

We would definitely make the drive WEST to come over to an event…as long as we don’t have anything previously scheduled. We we would like to get over to your area to do some caching sometime this summer, it sounds like there are some fun places to visit over there.

@EnergySaver wrote:

However, I get frustrated when you hike in the woods for a micro, that could have been something bigger in the same basic spot … as I’ve said before, sometimes it seems a shame to “waste” a nice big hiding spot for a little container.

I couldn’t agree with the above statement any more. If there is room for a full size (or even small) container, I feel that is what you should put out in that spot. I don’t mind searching for well done micros (but lampost micros drive me up a wall) and I even feel that micros have a place. There are many micros that have brought us to very interesting areas, but I really don’t feel they have a place in the woods (except maybe as a stage in a multi).

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